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He cant go for a parent visa as he has got my brother and sister living in the UK. If your running your own business your normally on call 24/7 plus the hours worked in the week, book keeping and so on. All in all the hours mount up which prob would be over 38 hours per week. When I first came out on a 457 sponsor. There was times where my employers work dryed up and was layed off for a few days but made it up over following weeks with call outs. Thats just the way it goes with a small business. As long as they can see your surporting your self with there required income they leave you alone. Ive not seen the changes with the 457 and I know all the other visa's have changed thats why its difficult to find the right visa for him.

Think if your running you own business they nt gonna know what hours your working. Just goes down as 38 hours on the books as a salary

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I am a perminant resident on a 176 visa and my Father wants to move out here with us. We are thinking of setting up a electrical contactors and pest control business but trying to work out which visa he could move out on. He has ran a business him self for over 9 year and is also a manager at Dunlop in the UK. So he has plenty of experiance, qualifications and skills. He only wants to semi-retire, so only really wants to work about 20 hours per week. Which visa would be the best one to go for???

Thanks Mate, its a great help. Was worried because of not knowing what to expect but he seems a nice guy. Just hope I can get through it ok. Stew

Has any one used Queensland Electrical Training to complete there Vetassess training to get an electrical mechanical license?? I have been working through the training now for the past 8 months and have my assessment the end of the month and was wondering what to expect. Whats involved in the exam and the practical exam ??? as any one failed the assessment?? Any advice would be a great help Thanks Stewart __________________

You can only apply for a RSMS and ENS only if you have a full electrical Licence. Ive have had to apply for a 457 visa 1st until I can get a full Licence.

I know this is really cheeky but does any one have a PDF copy of the AS/NZ3000 2007 Australian wiring regulations they could email me please. I would be very greatful. stewartbeades@hotmail.com Thanks Stewart

I am also moving to Queensland but had to find a sponcor as I did not want to wait till 2012. I was applying for ENS visa but later found out after paying for the employer nomination you can only apply for this visa if you have a full licence. I am now applying for 457 long stay visa then waiting for my 176 to got through over there. I have done my VETASSESS back in april and found a training company in Brisbane where you can complete the gap training in 3 to 4 months (thanks to Steveo) so this is the route Im going to follow. The biggest problem is trying to find some one to sponsor you. Not easy !!!! Here is the link of the training company HomePage Hope this helps Stewart

You must complete the Vetassess if you live in the following countries United Kingdom, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa and the Philippines for these nominated trades for the purpose of a visa. If you wanted to do the TRA route you can do this as a extra. Stupid, expensive and long winded rules !!!!!

Cheers Steve, thanks for the info. Ill look into that, Im planning on moving over in October so give me plenty of time to sort things out. Im gonna try and get a placement before I leave the UK if not I think I may go down the peer route. Regards Stewart

Well im gonna try and leave my options open and go where ever I can get work in Qld. Not sure wether to go down the peer route to improve my chances but just wanted to see what sort of feed back from people that have done the gap training route.

Has anyone gone down the Gap training route with the log book and managed to get a placement?

I found this post the other day on another site it conferms the route that Steve has talked about - got an email from the OCBA that finally explains the process of getting a license in south australia. the process will stay the same for anyone assessed by TRA. get ARTC certificate and do the regs course at PEER, then you can get full license. if you have been assessed by vetassess then the PEER option is out unfortunately. the ocba says you can apply for a restricted license as soon as you arrive by producing your ostr certificate. you would then have to work under supervision until you have completed the necessary gap training. this is what the OCBA said; If you are from India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the Philippines, you can obtain an Offshore Technical Skills Record (OTSR) through VETASSESS to assist in your application for a restricted workers registration. If you are a migrant with the following skills; general plumber/gas fitter, general electrician, air-conditioning and refrigeration mechanic, cable jointer, and electrical power lines tradesperson, VETASSESS will assess your technical skills and list the units of competencies that you have completed on the OTSR. Once you have obtained an OTSR, you can apply with OCBA for a restricted registration to work under direct supervision until you complete the gap training requirements. When you have completed your gap training, you will be issued a certificate (from the list overleaf), and you will then be able to apply for a change in condition of your registration with OCBA. The OTSR must show you have been assessed as having the required technical skills in one of the following qualifications. Please note you will be required to present an original or certified copy of your certificate with your application. Restricted Electrical Workers Registration: • Certificate III - Electro technology Electrician (UEE30806) • Certificate III - Electrical Supply Industry - Distribution (UET30206), and/or • Certificate III - Electrical Supply Industry - Cable Jointing (UET30406), • Certificate in Engineering - Mechanical Trade (Refrigeration and Air Conditioning), or • Certificate III in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (UEE31306)

When I done my VETASSESS I was speaking to the assessor and he said that you need to have a A Licence to work on your own as a spark but to be paid legaly you need the contractors Licence too. Not 100% what the contactor licence is but I think it may be the same as our CIS card in the UK.

Where did he take his test? I had my test today at Blackburn And Cheers James and Steveo for your help.

Can any one who has done the VETASSESS practical help me? I have the test on the 7th of April at blackburn college and im worried about the DOL motor as I have never done this before apart from the AM2 and that was years ago and I can see from this thread that some people have failed on this. Is it just a three phase 3 wire motor or a 6 wire star/delta motor. I want to download a drawing so I can see how to wire it up or does any one have a drawing of the set up you can email me - stewartbeades@hotmail.com Thanks